The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s plan to increase fares starting July by an average of 6.3 percent is only an inconvenience to many Boston-area students, but some experts say it has larger social justice implications.
If the plan, which officials announced...
Paige Stern, news correspondent
• February 5, 2019
John Tobin is not a typical Northeastern administrator. In addition to his role as Northeastern’s vice president of city and community affairs, Tobin runs several Boston comedy clubs in his spare time.
The general sentiment from many Mission Hill business owners toward students is one that understands the mutually beneficial relationship — keep them coming.
Jordan Baron, news correspondent
• January 30, 2019
What started as a home kitchen project in 2007 has blossomed into a successful bakery chain that has spread across the entirety of the Boston area, and recently into Northeastern’s Marino Recreation Center.
An overhaul of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston announced recently will affect drivers for approximately eight years, and NU commuters are bracing themselves.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, Boston Common could have been a scene from any ordinary weekend. People ice skated on the pond, children filled the playground, guides led visitors on tours along the paths. Two years ago, the large green space could hardly contain the massive crowd that...
National Grid reached an agreement with unionized workers Jan. 7. to end an almost seven-month-long lockout. Workers are set to get back to work next week.
The tree, which was set up on Boston Common Nov. 20, came from Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is an annual gift and a sign of gratitude to the city of Boston for the assistance it provided after a major explosion.
Boston's single-use plastic bag ban, which passed in December 2017, is set to take effect Dec. 14. The new ban follows similar actions taken by dozens of other Massachusetts cities and towns.
On June 25, National Grid workers were officially locked out of work as the company enacted a "comprehensive work contingency plan" after the company and steel unions failed to come to any agreement during contract negotiations.
